Secrets to a Funnier You: The Art & Science of Being Funny April 1, 2011

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Humor Experts featured in Palo Alto Institute Fund Raiser Promising an Evening of Laughter, Exploration and Entertainment

PALO ALTO, CA (March 9, 2011): Palo Alto Institute presents Secret To A Funnier You: The Art and Science of Being Funny at the Garden Court Hotel in downtown Palo Alto on April 1, 2011. Five brilliant and funny speakers from different fields and perspectives will come together to talk about what makes something funny, why laughter is the best medicine and whether you can increase your humor quotient.

Palo Alto Institute (PAI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to the pursuit of unconventional truths though research, education and entertainment. Open to the public, this fundraising event supports the Institute's grant program. Tickets are available online at: www.paloaltoinstitute.org.

PAI is flying in humor experts from around the country and bringing Secrets To A Funnier You to Palo Alto because it believes in the importance of more laughter and more awareness of the value of humor in the community.

The speakers for the event are Kevin Kallaugher, a political cartoonist for The Economist; Dr. Peter McGraw, Director of the Humor Lab at the University of Colorado; John Morreall, an internationally-recognized humorist; Emily Levine, a philosopher-comic and Chris Sams, Director of BATS’ Improv-on-the-Go.